I flew through this piece of pure escapism fantasy. Thoroughly enjoyed the storyline. It is a YA book with all the usual themes of dragons, a young dragon rider finding there place in the hierarchy and the world. It could be compared to Game of Thrones, Untethered Sky, Red Rising and even to Harry Potter and probably others , but I liked the twist in that here our two young heros - Annie and Lee - come from opposite sides of a now overthrown previous regime. Both have suffered trauma, both have their friendship tested and the new society is rife with politics which they have to handle - power corrupts etc etc . Enjoyed it enough to order the second and third parts of this trilogy from my local library.